My kid's picture book got flagged for "political content" in Texas

I read my 5-year-old "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson last month. It's about kids feeling different in a new school. Our local library put it in a restricted section last week because some parent complained about "divisive themes." The book literally has a page about a girl eating rice and beans for lunch. I had to fill out a form and wait 3 days just to check it out again. Has anyone else run into absurd bans like this on kids books?

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wren_carr12d ago

Rice and beans being "divisive" is genuinely laughable but also terrifying lol. A book about a kid eating a normal lunch getting flagged basically says "different cultures are too scary for your 5 year old." The fact you had to wait 3 days just proves the system is designed to make borrowing stuff like this as annoying as possible so people give up.

the_mary12d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, did they actually hold it for 3 days just over rice and beans?